Does ByteDance pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, ByteDance employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.0 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at ByteDance. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at ByteDance?

50% of ByteDance employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated ByteDance 2.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.1 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at ByteDance?

Content Moderator (411) , Software Engineer (394) , Product Manager (143) , Intern (115) , Quality Analyst (79) , Senior Software Engineer (75) , Internship (67) , Quality Assurance (59) , Data Scientist (53) , Account Manager (52) , Quality Assurance Analyst (51) , Human Resources (46) , Software Engineer(Internship) (42) , Machine Learning Engineer (41) , Subject Matter Expert (SME) (41)

What are the pros of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"Good salary and manager allows you to be independent in your work" ((in 321 reviews)); "The company has a lot of good colleagues and have a chance to execute various projects" ((in 219 reviews)); "basic pay is good" ((in 195 reviews)); "People there are nice and helpful" ((in 133 reviews)); "good working environment; working time is flexible" ((in 122 reviews))

What are the cons of working at ByteDance according to real employee reviews?

"TT no work life balance good if you don't want any relationships work like brainless human long work hour spent 8" ((in 236 reviews)); "late working hours" ((in 181 reviews)); "some teams have high pressure" ((in 78 reviews)); "long hours and fast page" ((in 60 reviews)); "Very bad managers and mentors that aren't willing to teach you." ((in 54 reviews))

What are employees saying about ByteDance layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about ByteDance layoffs and their outlook for job security at ByteDance in 2026.

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ByteDance reviews

3.4

50% would recommend to a friend

(4,235 total reviews)

Rubo Liang

59% approve of CEO

49% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Compensation and benefits

3.2

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Career opportunities

3.1

Culture & values

2.8

Senior management

2.7

Work/Life balance

ByteDance has an employee rating of 3.4 out of 5 stars, based on 4,235 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The ByteDance employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Tecnologia da informação industry (3.9 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Oct 6, 2020

er

Anonymous employee

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Welfare good circumstance and the others

Cons

low salary competition between collegues

1.0

Oct 6, 2020

Work ethics

Subject matter expert

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Its a common work culture till they have you

Cons

they terminated 60 contracts suddenly without any reason

5.0

Sep 30, 2020

Best Company to work for

Human resources operations

Recommend

Business Outlook

Pros

Good compensation & benefit Good company culture

Cons

No worklife balance Too many meetings

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